Negreanu er verdens mest betydningsfulde pokerspiller

Igen i år har Bluff Magazine rangeret pokerens 20 mest betydningsfulde personligheder. Der er dog ganske få spillere, som gør sig fortjent til den status. Men Daniel Negreanu er dog at finde på listens niendeplads.

Da Bluff lavede samme rangliste for et år siden, figurerede også Tom Dwan, Doyle Brunson og Phil Hellmuth på listen, men de er altså røget ud denne gang.

Top 20 ser således ud:
1. Isai Scheinberg, Founder, PokerStars
2. Jim Ryan, Co-CEO, bwin.Party
3. Sen. Harry Reid, United States Senator (D-NV), Senate Majority Leader
4. Mitch Garber, CEO, Caesars Interactive Entertainment
5. Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York
6. Ty Stewart, Executive Director, World Series of Poker, Vice President, Caesars Interactive Entertainment
7. Gary Loveman, CEO and President, Caesars Entertainment Corporation
8. Mark Lipparelli, Chairman, Nevada State Gaming Control Board
9. Daniel Negreanu
10. Mark Pincus, CEO & Co-founder, Zynga
11. Tony G, Owner, PokerNews.com
12. Dominik Kofert, CEO, PokerStrategy.com
13. Bernard Tapie, Groupe Bernard Tapie
14. Brian Balsbaugh, Founder, Poker Royalty
15. Matt Savage, Executive Tour Director, World Poker Tour
Tournament Director, Epic Poker League
16. Rep. Joe Barton, United States Congressman (Texas)
17. Sen. Jon Kyl, United States Senator (R-Arizona) Senate Minority Whip
18. Annie Duke, Commissioner, Epic Poker League
19. Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta Fertitta Interactive
20. Virginia Seitz, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel